Health-related quality of life and psychological indicators of thriving 15-19 years after heart or lung transplantation.

Mary Amanda DewAndrea F DiMartiniDonna M PoslusznyLarissa MyaskovskyGalen E SwitzerChethan M PuttarajappaGavin W HickeyPablo G SanchezAnnette J DeVito Dabbs

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2022)

Despite physical HRQOL impairment, long-term CTX survivors otherwise showed favorable outcomes. Clinical attention to correlates of HRQOL and positive psychological outcomes may help maximize survivors' well-being.

Keyphrases

young adults
heart failure
physical activity
mental health
sleep quality
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle